Brighton v Chelsea
2025-26 English Premier League
Brighton & Hove Albion
, 50 PTS
3
FT
Chelsea
13-9-12, 48 PTS
0
Ferdi Kadioglu - 3'
Jack Hinshelwood - 56'
Danny Welbeck - 90'+1'
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Match Formations
4-2-3-14-4-1-1
1Verbruggen
24Kadioglu
21Boscagli
6van Hecke
27Wieffer
17Baleba
30Groß
22Mitoma
13Hinshelwood
11Minteh
10Rutter
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No.Name
1Bart Verbruggen
21Olivier Boscagli
6Jan Paul van Hecke
24Ferdi Kadioglu
27Mats Wieffer34Joël Veltman
13Jack Hinshelwood33Matt O'Riley
17Carlos Baleba
30Pascal Groß
10Georginio Rutter18Danny Welbeck
22Kaoru Mitoma26Yasin Ayari
11Yankuba Minteh29Maxim De Cuyper
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Substitutes
3Igor Julio
19Charalambos Kostoulas
23Jason Steele
5Lewis Dunk
Game Information
American Express Stadium
12:00 PM, 21 April 2026
Falmer, England
1:52
Rosenior feels Chelsea owners are '100% supportive' of him and the team
## Chelsea routed by Brighton; worst run since 1912
Chelsea have now lost five straight league games without scoring a goal for the first time since 1912 after a 3-0 defeat to Brighton.Apr 21, 2026, 02:01 pm - ESPN News Services
Match Timeline
Brighton & Hove Albion
Chelsea
KO
3
45+1
HT
45
45
56
58
72
73
77
82
83
90+1
90+2
90+2
FT
Match Commentary
-Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 3, Chelsea 0.
90'+5'Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 3, Chelsea 0.
90'+4'Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Match Stats
BHACHE
Possession
53.7%
46.3%
Shots on Goal
9
0
Shot Attempts
15
6
Yellow Cards
1
1
Corner Kicks
6
5
Saves
0
4
English Premier League Table
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Team GP W D L GD P
Arsenal 33 21 7 5 +37 70
Manchester City 32 20 7 5 +36 67
Manchester United 33 16 10 7 +13 58
Aston Villa 33 17 7 9 +6 58
Liverpool 33 16 7 10 +11 55
Brighton & Hove Albion 34 13 11 10 +9 50
Chelsea 34 13 9 12 +8 48
Brentford 33 13 9 11 +4 48
AFC Bournemouth 33 11 15 7 0 48
Everton 33 13 8 12 +1 47
Sunderland 33 12 10 11 -4 46
Fulham 33 13 6 14 -3 45
Crystal Palace 32 11 10 11 -1 43
Newcastle United 33 12 6 15 -3 42
Leeds United 33 9 12 12 -7 39
Nottingham Forest 33 9 9 15 -9 36
West Ham United 33 8 9 16 -17 33
Tottenham Hotspur 33 7 10 16 -11 31
Burnley 33 4 8 21 -33 20
Wolverhampton Wanderers 33 3 8 22 -37 17
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